About Esther Chávez Cano
Lived 1933 – 2009 (aged 76). Esther Chávez Cano was a Mexican activist.
Esther Chávez Cano (2 June 1933 – 25 December 2009) was an accountant, public speaker, human rights activist and feminist, who campaigned against femicides in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Her campaign focused on the scale of femicide in Ciudad Juárez, a city of 1.5 million close to the border with the United States that has one of the world's highest violent crime rates.
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Who was Esther Chávez Cano?
Mexican activist
When was Esther Chávez Cano born?
Esther Chávez Cano was born on 2 June 1933.
When did Esther Chávez Cano die?
Esther Chávez Cano died on 25 December 2009.
What was Esther Chávez Cano's occupation?
Esther Chávez Cano was an activist.
What nationality was Esther Chávez Cano?
Esther Chávez Cano was Mexican.
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